Republic Third Thursday Giveback: Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters

Republic's Third Thursday Giveback will be highlighted by a special appearance by Amy and Dave Freeman, authors and National Geographic Adventurers of the Year. The two will give a presentation at 6:00 pm, and copies of their book, A Year in the Wilderness, will be available for purchase and signing. A portion of all sales from the event will be donated to the Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters to help fight against proposed sulfide-ore copper mining at the edge of the BWCA.

Amy and Dave Freeman are the authors of A Year in the Wilderness. They have traveled over thirty thousand miles by canoe, kayak, and dogsled through some of the world’s wildest places, from the Amazon to the Arctic, and National Geographic named them Adventurers of the Year in 2014.

The Boundary Waters is a national treasure—so when the authors learned of a danger facing the region, they decided to speak on behalf of the wilderness. This is the story of their year bearing witness to wild places and a passionate argument for the value of wilderness, told in visceral, immediate language and gorgeous photos.